- Written by
- Lee Hays, Pete Seeger
- Language
- English
- ISWC
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T-070.252.778-3 BMI, GEMA, ISWC, JASRAC
- Comments
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aka "Barrel of Money Blues" (swap word pocket for barrel)
[Verse One]
I never had a pocket full of money
I never had a ruby red ring;
All I ever had was you, babe,
To sit and listen to me sing.
I've got those blues, the empty pockets blues
NOTE: Emry Arthur recorded an unrelated song in 1924 also called "Empty Pocket Blues", nor are the Big Joe Turner or Incredible String Band songs. - Published by
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SANGA MUSIC INC
BMI, GEMA
FIGS D MUSIC BMI, GEMA
- Licensing
- Request a synchronization license
Song
Versions
Empty Pocket Blues written by Lee Hays, Pete Seeger English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrel of Money Blues | Pete Seeger | October 1955 | First release | ||
| Empty Pocket Blues | The Weavers | 1958 | |||
| Empty Pocket Blues | Odetta | 1962 | |||
| Empty Pocket Blues | Pernell Roberts | May 1963 | |||
| Empty Pocket Blues | Rod McKuen | 1963 | |||
| Empty Pocket Blues | Neva Eder | 1966 | Unverified | ||
| Empty Pocket Blues | Ronnie Gilbert with Robin Flower and Libby McLaren | March 17, 1998 | |||
| Empty Pocket Blues | Happy Traum | 2005 |